Ruger red label 410 shotgun8/30/2023 Press the latch open, and the gun breaks open slick and smooth, not with the stiffness so many underused double guns exhibit. This gun was carried for a lot of miles, yet there’s not a spec of rust, and the bores are sparkly clean.Īdditionally, the action is well broken in. More pertinent, perhaps, is the wear through the bluing at the lower front of the action, just at the balance point. Color coordination was clearly important, and while electrical tape to solve a perceived color conflict is in itself a bit hokey, the care with which it was applied, perfectly spaced and straight, indicates a trace of OCD nature that serves old guns so well. While we don’t know whether the gun was purchased new by the gentleman hunter, the gun itself weaves a tale, starting with that black tape on the red buttpad. His benefactor, who’d hunted a considerable amount of upland game with the Red Label, stated simply that he wanted the gun to go to someone who would appreciate it. A good friend of mine-a big-game guide by profession-was given it by an old gentleman he’d guided several times. An interesting story comes with this gun.
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